BREAKING NEWS: White tent goes up at Nancy Guthrie home

Investigators installed and later dismantled a tent Thursday at the Tucson home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, as the search for the missing mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie entered its 12th day. They also brought in an osteometric board into the tent.

The large white tent blocked the entrance of Guthrie’s home and her front porch. It’s unclear why the tent was installed. Authorities have not disclosed what they are looking for.

Forensic tents are typically erected to protect and preserve evidence or to conceal a body, weapon, or other critical evidence. An osteometric board, or forensic height board, is typically used to measure the length of long bones. These measurements are critical for estimating a person’s stature and for other forensic and anthropological analyses.

NewsNation confirmed Thursday that neighbors near Nancy Guthrie’s home have received messages from investigators seeking surveillance video, specifically from Jan. 11 between 9 p.m. and midnight

Officials install a white tent around the entrance to Nancy Guthrie’s home on Feb. 12, 2026. (NewsNation)
The renowned activity comes as officials are tracing thousands of tips since the release of images of a masked individual outside the home on the morning of Guthrie’s disappearance.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it has received nearly 18,000 calls to its tip line, with more than 4,000 coming in the last 24 hours.

As the search entered its 12th day Thursday, the sheriff’s department said it’s working with the FBI to continue following all leads and combing through roadways near Guthrie’s home.

“Several hundred detectives and agents are currently assigned to this case, and you will continue to see increased law enforcement activity throughout Pima County as the investigation expands,” the department said in a statement.

Authorities have said they believe Guthrie was kidnapped or abducted from her home overnight before being reported missing Feb. 1.

Anyone with “actionable information” is asked to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department nonemergency line at 520-351-4900.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to Guthrie’s recovery or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

The FBI has joined the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, 84, mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, as authorities continue searching for the woman last seen Jan. 31 at her rural Tucson home. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
‘We will never give up’: Savannah Guthrie
Savannah Guthrie posted a new video on her Instagram account Thursday, insisting that her family is not giving up home on finding her mother.

“Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her. Thank you for your prayers and hope,” Savannah Guthrie wrote in the caption for the short video, which appears to feature old family videos and photos.

The video set to the song “May You Find a Light” by The Brilliance.

On Tuesday, the FBI released surveillance footage and images showing a masked, armed person approaching Guthrie’s home and deliberately covering her doorbell camera. The footage shows an individual wearing a full face mask, gloves and a backpack walking up to the home with what appears to be a flashlight in their mouth and a gun in a front holster.

The individual is also seen placing a gloved hand over the camera lens, then using a nearby shrub to further conceal the device.

FBI teams found a black glove Wednesday during a search on a roadway about a mile and a half from Guthrie’s home.

Authorities have not confirmed whether the item is connected to her disappearance. The New York Post took photographs, shared with NewsNation, of the search.

TMZ said it received a new note Wednesday in connection with Guthrie’s disappearance. The note did not appear to be from the kidnapper, but rather from someone offering information that could lead to the kidnapper.

In the note, the sender claims they’ve been unable to reach Guthrie’s children, Camron and Annie, by email or text.

“If they want the name of the individual involved, then I want 1 Bitcoin to the following wallet,” the note reads, according to TMZ, which forwarded the note to the FBI. “Time is more than relevant.”

The outlet said the bitcoin address in the note is different from that in a separate ransom note it previously received, along with two news stations in Tucson.

One bitcoin is currently worth about $66,000, the outlet reported, $16,000 more than the FBI’s $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie’s recovery or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

As search efforts continue in Arizona, local media have received at least two purported ransom notes asking for millions in exchange for Guthrie’s release.